"The research is the easiest. The outline is……" — Ken Follett
"The research is the easiest. The outline is the most fun. The first draft is the hardest, because every word of the outline has to be fleshed out. The rewrite is very satisfying."
More Draft Quotes
- Before the Civil War, Canada was at the top of the underground railroad. If you made it into Canada, you… — Margaret Atwood
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- Architect. One who drafts a plan of your house, and plans a draft of your money. — Ambrose Bierce
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- The Opera is obviously the first draft of a fine spectacle; it suggests the idea of one. — Jean de la Bruyere
- Let me back up a little and tell you why I prefer writing to real life: You can rewrite. A… — Harlan Coben
- It's still scary every time I go back to the past. Each morning, my heart catches. When I get there,… — Maya Angelou
- This beer is good for you. This is draft beer. Stick with the beer. Let's go and beat this guy… — Ernest Hemingway
- My philosophy is that you can't motivate players with speeches, you have motivated players that you draft. That's where they… — Phil Jackson
- I heard there's rumors on the Internets that we're going to have a draft. — George W. Bush
- If violence is wrong in America, violence is wrong abroad. If it is wrong to be violent defending black women… — Malcolm X
- You write your first draft with your heart and you re-write with your head. The first key to writing is… — Sean Connery